I believe in true love. Why? Because I think there's always someone out there for you. Some people are just too lazy, and don't want to find that person. Some people don't realize what they have in front of them. And some people are lucky enough to have their true love right there with them. And mainly because I lived in a childhood full of happiness and love, and looking at my parents who've been together almost 20 years, I always wanted something like that. True love exists. Love is not an illusion. It's not some magic trick that fools yourself into having sex so you can have kids. Love is an emotion, that exists among people. Sadly in this world, true love is hard to find now with all these people divorcing and infidelity and such. That's why people are skeptical. But I think true love is out there.

vampirenerd wrote:I agree that some people enjoy the single life. Does that mean that they don't believe in true love? Or are they just having fun until they find their true love? I never really enjoyed the single life. But then again I met my fiance when I was 17 and we've been together ever since.

your story made me teary. Well I'm a single guy and I do enjoy the single life. The fun and the freedom. But being single is like a party for me. Who's going to help me clean-up the mess after the fun is over. It hits you hard when you realize your alone and finding the person to help you with after the party is remote. Being single is only fun if you live in a fast paced life when you only need to think about the present and enjoy the moment. But when the ride is over you realize it.

Mrs.Edward_Cullen<3 wrote: Some people are just too lazy, and don't want to find that person. Some people don't realize what they have in front of them. And some people are lucky enough to have their true love right there with them. A

I think that pretty much hits it on the head. I do believe in karma....even though bad things do happen to good people. But I feel if you work hard enough and really try...you'll be rewarded in the end. I think too many people just lay around and expect their soul mate to walk into their lives...which is usually where the argument begins about true love not existing. However...I guess to expand a bit on the thread...is true love everlasting? Or, only everlasting if both parties are willing to work for it?

Mrs.Edward_Cullen<3 wrote: Some people are just too lazy, and don't want to find that person. Some people don't realize what they have in front of them. And some people are lucky enough to have their true love right there with them. A

I think that pretty much hits it on the head. I do believe in karma....even though bad things do happen to good people. But I feel if you work hard enough and really try...you'll be rewarded in the end. I think too many people just lay around and expect their soul mate to walk into their lives...which is usually where the argument begins about true love not existing. However...I guess to expand a bit on the thread...is true love everlasting? Or, only everlasting if both parties are willing to work for it?

Well IMO people who don't do anything are not all lazy. Like me I'm too scared to try and plus I live in a half-fast paced life. Being single sometimes blinds me of enjoying the moment. Like I said my life is a party and it's not over yet. But I know it's going to end. Sooner or later.

Mrs.Edward_Cullen<3 wrote: Some people are just too lazy, and don't want to find that person. Some people don't realize what they have in front of them. And some people are lucky enough to have their true love right there with them. A

I think that pretty much hits it on the head. I do believe in karma....even though bad things do happen to good people. But I feel if you work hard enough and really try...you'll be rewarded in the end. I think too many people just lay around and expect their soul mate to walk into their lives...which is usually where the argument begins about true love not existing. However...I guess to expand a bit on the thread...is true love everlasting? Or, only everlasting if both parties are willing to work for it?

Love takes work. Ask any couple. It's not like the storybooks say, with a "happily ever after" right at the end. Both people have to want to stay in a relationship and have to be willing to work for it.I'm young and can only base my answers off of my observations rather than personal experience, but I look at my grandparents who have been married 48 years, and think of all the rough times they had as my mom grew up, especially with my Pop-pop being in the military, and I know that they had it tough. I'm sure when my Pop-pop was gone (especially during the Vietnam War) that my Grandma wanted to give up. But they love each other. And through all of the difficult patches I think that they're love has grown stronger and now I just can't imagine them being apart.So that's true love. Working it out even if the world doesn't make it easy, because you can't imagine being apart from the other person.

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n0vaice wrote:Hmmm. I wonder if a person can justify if true love exist if he or she has never experienced love. I have once. But I'm not sure if it was love. just a thought I wanted to post.

That's an interesting point. I'm not really sure....That would really blind the boundaries between first love and true love. Granted, your first love could be your true love...but that doesn't happen very often. Or maybe to expand on this....maybe true love is different for everyone, which makes sense because everyone looks for different things in a relationship. And as my earlier post...I wasn't referring to all people being lazy that hadn't found their true love. I'm just saying some people (and I actually know a few)...just expect that someone will walk into their life at any time. Maybe this will happen..Maybe it won't...but I guess that's part of the mystery behind the topic in general.

n0vaice wrote:Hmmm. I wonder if a person can justify if true love exist if he or she has never experienced love. I have once. But I'm not sure if it was love. just a thought I wanted to post.

That's an interesting point. I'm not really sure....That would really blind the boundaries between first love and true love. Granted, your first love could be your true love...but that doesn't happen very often. Or maybe to expand on this....maybe true love is different for everyone, which makes sense because everyone looks for different things in a relationship. And as my earlier post...I wasn't referring to all people being lazy that hadn't found their true love. I'm just saying some people (and I actually know a few)...just expect that someone will walk into their life at any time. Maybe this will happen..Maybe it won't...but I guess that's part of the mystery behind the topic in general.

Thanks. I agree. As I posted earlier I think people should define what true love is for them before jumping to other ideas.So that we can see what angle they are coming from and we can better understand their posts.

True love absolutely exists, and in many different forms. I know the love between a child and parent is true love. The love that lasts through the absolute worst times is true. The love that sees the other person in the most disgusting situations and can still kiss them goodnight is true. The love that knows the worst things about someone yet still endures is true. Love is an emotion. It changes with time, but how it changes will tell you if it is true romantic love. If you love your spouse at first, but then start seeing them more as a sibling, not true romantic love, but it has changed into a different kind of love. Love can become more comfortable as time goes on, and I believe that is the best kind of true love, as long as the passion for the other person is still there. So much to say on this topic!!! Great idea Gamb1t!!!

n0vaice wrote:Hmmm. I wonder if a person can justify if true love exist if he or she has never experienced love. I have once. But I'm not sure if it was love. just a thought I wanted to post.

I would have to say yes. SImply b/c before I ever experienced love myself I saw my parents and grandparents. My grandparents have been together for almost fifty years and my parents for 23. Just watching them and seeing how happy they were together even when things weren't the best. The first eight years of my life my dad was trying to start his company and we didn't have very much money at all. Things were really rough and I'm sure it wasn't easy for them but they were always so happy and you could just tell they were in love. Now the business is doing great and they're pretty well off. Even money didn't change them b/c they're just as in love and happy as they've always been. I always knew that when I started to look for someone to have a relationship with I wanted someone who I could be as happy with as my parents were.